What is the difference between Gray FS16440 and Flanker Light Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Flanker Light Blue is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gray FS16440 vs Flanker Light Blue

Gray FS16440

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-315
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a2bea4 (estimate)

Flanker Light Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.334
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a4c7b9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flanker Light Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Gray FS16440.

Can I use Flanker Light Blue instead of Gray FS16440?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Flanker Light Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Gray FS16440.

Can I use Gray FS16440 instead of Flanker Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gray FS16440 is a little darker, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Gray FS16440 on the colour wheel See Flanker Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gray FS16440

Gray FS16440 vs Light Blue (71.328)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Flanker Light Blue
Gray FS16440 vs Russ. AF Light Blue (71.342)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Gray FS16440 vs IJA Light Grey Green (71.321)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Flanker Light Blue

Flanker Light Blue vs Light Gray FS36495 (H-338)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gray FS16440
Flanker Light Blue vs RLM 76 Light Blue (C-117)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Gray FS16440
Flanker Light Blue vs Light Gray (C-97)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Gray FS16440 equivalents · Flanker Light Blue equivalents